Mount Holyoke College

The Mount Holyoke scholarship applications are accepted on a rolling basis, on a first-come, first-served basis. For evaluation, Mount Holyoke prefers a holistic approach based on academic performance, students' interests, and experience relative to the program. They prefer judging academic performance by grades on individual courses, overall GPA, accreditation status of prior colleges/universities attended, standardized test scores, language proficiency, strength of recommendation letters, and additional criteria specified by the academic program. They assess interest and experience relative to the programme through the personal essay, history of prior research and work experience, and in some cases, through personal interviews. 

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College of Holy Cross is way better than Mount Holyoke College. After comparing both colleges, Mount Holyoke College has limited facilities, is expensive, and has a lower Graduation rate.

Below is the comparison between Mount Holyoke College and College of Holy Cross in different aspects:

Cost: Mount Holyoke College is 0.9% more expensive than the College of Holy Cross based on tuition fees, living costs, and financial aid.

Acceptance rate: Both colleges have an acceptance rate of around 40% which is quite hard to get in. But the College of Holy Cross accepts cis males which they are not allowed in Mount Holyoke. Also, Mount Holyoke's acceptance rate depends upon the written essays than the standardized exam score.

Outcome: The College of Holy Cross has a higher graduation rate than Mount Holyoke College. Also, the average median salary of College of Holy Cross graduates is more than that of Mount Holyoke College.

Mount Holyoke College application process for the UG course has the following steps:

Step 1: Fill out the common or coalition form- International students have to provide professionally translated copies of secondary school documents and letter of recommendation if their documents are present in another language. Also, they need to submit their standardized test score and English proficiency test scores on the student portal.

Step 2: Provide a counselor recommendation and two teacher evaluation forms.

Step 3: Submit fees: International student has to give USD 60 (INR 4976) for the MHC application fee. (USD 1=82.95)

Step 4: Waiting for decision: After submitting the Mount Holyoke College application form, international students need to wait for the college's decision.

Mount Holyoke College application requires the following documents from international students:

Translation form: If an international student has secondary school documents and a letter of recommendation in another language than English, they need to submit professionally translated documents.

Official documents: International students must have transcripts, standardized test scores, and English proficiency test scores as official documents. For English proficiency tests, they consider Cambridge Academic English, Duolingo English Test, IELTS, Pearson, and TOEFL scores to be self-uploaded on the applicant portal. Also, the SAT or ACT score uploaded on a common app or coalition app will be considered.

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Below are a few reasons to take Mount Holyoke College Admission:

Beautiful Campus: For international students who love nature, Mount Holyoke College is the best place to come. It has a beautiful campus, students can explore lake views, bird watching, and long walks. The best part is that some professors take outside classes during warmer months to enjoy the pristine campus charms.

Classroom experience: The student-to-professor ratio is 9:1, meaning professors are allowed to focus on each student and give feedback.

Campus communities: Mount Holyoke College organizes various cultural events, religious group activities, and clubbing to improve campus learning and experience for international students.

Social life: Mount Holyoke College is the best place for fun if international students prefer small or intimate parties. Mount Holyoke College organizes campus parties which might be not large but extremely fun. For large parties, students often socialize at Amherst College or UMass Amherst.

Traditions: Mount Holyoke College believes in some traditions like Mountain Day and big/little traditions that help to pair up juniors with incoming first-year students.

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